City of Oakland Legistar System

DEFINITION OF TERMS:

Consent Item: any action item that a subject matter Committee has forwarded to the full Council

with unanimous recommendation for approval and is not controversial, and does not have a high

level of public interest as determined by the Rules Committee.

Non-Consent Item: any action that a subject-matter Committee has forwarded to the full Council

without unanimous recommendation for approval, or having a high level of public interest, or is

controversial as determined by the Rules Committee.

Action Item: any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion, or recommendation requiring

official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective.

Informational Item: an item of the agenda consisting only of an informational report that does

not require or permit Council action.

Roll Call / Call to Order

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Danny Wan, District 2 ; Larry Reid, District 7; Vice Mayor Henry Chang,

At-Large; and Chairperson Ignacio De La Fuente, District 5

Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee meeting of December 2, 2004

Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items

(R&L Item 3 12-16-04)

Cmte Item 3 12-16-04.pdf

Scheduling of Agenda Items and revisions to the agenda(s) for the ORA/City Council

meeting of December 21, 2004 (SUPPLEMENTAL)

Subject: Purchase of Urban Search and Rescue Equipment

From: Oakland Fire Department

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolutuon authorizing the City Administrator

to apply for, accept and appropriate a grant from the Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA) for the period of September 1, 2004 to

August 31, 2006 in the amount of one million three thousand thirty five

dollars ($1,003,035) for training, personnel and administrative costs and

acquisition, storage and maintenance of equipment or the Fire Department's

Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team; and, waiving formal biding and

authorizing the City Administrator to purchase USAR Team equipment

from the General Service Administration (GSA) without return to Council;

on the January 11, 2005 Public Safety Committee agenda

Subject: East Bay Task Force - Overtime Reimbursement Costs

From: Oakland Police Department

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator

to accept and appropriate fifty-eight thousand six hundred sixty-five dollars

($58,665) from the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA), to the Oakland Police Department for overtime

reimbursement costs of four (4) police officers assigned to the East Bay

Task Force for the period October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005; on

the January 11, 2005 Public Safety Committee agenda

Subject: Oakland Area Violent Drug Task Force

From: Oakland Police Department

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator

to accept and appropriate one hundred and two thousand six hundred and

sixty-three dollars and seventy-five cents ($102,663.75) in Federal funds

from the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA), to the Oakland Police Department, for overtime

reimbursement costs of six (6) police officers and one (1) sergeant assigned

to the Oakland Area Violent Drug Task Force, for the period October 1,

2004 through September 30, 2005; on the January 11, 2005 City Council

agenda

Subject: Volunteer Blood Donor Month

From: Councilmember Nadel

Recommendation: Hear a Presentation and adopt a Resolution declaring

January 2005 as “Volunteer Blood Donor Month” in the City of Oakland;

on the January 4, 2005 City Council agenda as a ceremonial item

Subject: Renald A. Abellera - Service Recognition

From: Councilmember Reid

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution commending Renald A. Abellera for

29 and one-half years of outstanding and dedicated service to the City Of

Oakland and congratulating him on his retirement; as soon as possible on a

City Council agenda as a ceremonial item

Subject: Calvin Wong - Service Recognition

From: Vice Mayor Chang

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution honoring Calvin Wong for thirty-

two years of distinguished service to the Citizens of Oakland; on the

January 18, 2005 City Council agenda as a ceremonial item

Subject: Beverly Garcia - Service Recognition

From: Councilmember Reid

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution commending Beverly Garcia for 29

years of outstanding and dedicated service to the City of Oakland and

congratulating her on her retirement; as soon as possible on a City Council

agenda as a ceremonial item.

Subject: Proposed Koi Nation Casino

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Receive a Report on the status and potential impacts of

the proposed Koi Nation Casino with options for potential Council action;

on the Community and Economic Development Committee agenda in the

month of January

Subject: Opposition to Casinos in Oakland

From: Councilmember Quan

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution in Opposition to Casinos in

Oakland; on the December 21, 2004 City Council agenda

Subject: Declaration of Property Various Interests - Uptown Project

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt an Agency Resolution of Necessity declaring

certain property interests at 1920 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612 (

Assessor Parcel Number: 008-0643-006), 1954 San Pablo Avenue,

Oakland, CA 94612 (Assessor Parcel Number: 008-0644-021, 610 William

Street, Oakland, CA 94612 (Assessor Parcel Number 008-0644-020) as

necessary for public purposes and authorizing Agency Counsel to initiate

condemnation proceedings for the acquisition of said property interests for

Redevelopment purposes as part of Uptown Project; on the January 25,

2005 Community and Economic Development Committee agenda

Subject: Surplus City-Owned Real Property - 7th and Castro Streets

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt an Ordinance authorizing the City Administrator

to enter into an offer to purchase agreement with Tuan Nguyen, Thong

Nguyen and Carl Nguyen the adjoining property owners of surplus City

owned real property located at 7th and Castro Streets for the fair market

value of $191,000; on the January 25, 2005 Community and Economic

Development Committee agenda

Subject: Central District Redevelopment Project Tax Allocation Bonds

From: Finance and Management Agency

Recommendation: Adopt Resolutions authorizing the issuance and

prescribing the terms, conditions and form of not to exceed $55,000,000

principal amount of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Oakland

Central District Redevelopment Project Subordinated Tax Allocation

Bonds, Series 2005 and authorizing and approving all necessary and related

actions; on the January 11, 2005 Finance and Management Committee

agenda

Subject: Unrepresented Bargaining Unit Members

From: Office of Personnel

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the tentative agreement

between the City of Oakland and International Federation of Professional

and Technical Engineers, Local 21 to add fair share fee provisions covering

Bargaining Units UH1, UM2 and TM2 to the current MOU dated July 1,

2002 to June 30, 2008, that will require bargaining unit members to pay

Local 21 a fee for representing them in negotiations; on the January 4, 2005

City Council agenda

Subject: Amendment to the Council Rules and Procedures

From: Councilmember Wan

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution amending Rule 7 of the Council's Rules of

Procedure Resolution No. 78307 C.M.S. to require a motion and a second to (1) remove

an item from the City Council's Consent Item Calendar and place on the Non-Consent

Calender of the next Council meeting or (2) place on the agenda of the next Council

meeting any action item that was considered by a subject matter Committee, but was not

forwarded to Council and setting forth the Council's Rules of Procedure, as amended, in

their entirety

In the event a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is

noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however, no final City Council action

can be taken.

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noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however, no final City Council action

can be taken.